Ad-Aware vs. McAfee Internet Security Suite (for 2008)

I just installed McAfee Internet Security Suite (for 2008) on my Windows XP PC, and was told that I had to uninstall Ad-Aware (and Spybot) first, because they are incompatible with the VirusScan part of McAfee Internet Security Suite.

Does anyone know if this is really true, or whether it's just a scare tactic?

(I expect the same issue to occur when I install McAfee Internet Security Suite on my other PC, which runs Windows Vista.)

Hello to all! (This is my first post and I am SO hoping some one can help me. McAfee told me to contact LAVASOFT and I can't find a phone number, etc.)
I'm so glad I found this post because I'm baffled at what to do. I'm switching from Norton to McAfee (cause its free with Comcast- but now with all the trouble, I should have just paid for the Norton download and I wouldn't be going through all of this!) Anyway, (yes I'm bitter) I unistalled Norton with only minor problems then I tried to install McAfee and of course it wouldn't install. Called them. They told me the same thing. . . Ad-aware SE Personal was uncompatible with McAfee so I would have to uninstall Ad-aware AND then I would have to use a clean-up tool after that because just a regular uninstall would not do the trick. They told me I would have to get a hold of LAVASOFT for the appropriate clean-up tool, run it, then call them back regarding my McAfee installation problems. I've been looking at the posts and I've been noticing the Microsoft Windows Install Clean Up and I downloaded it but I can't find anything left from Ad-Aware or LAVASOFT to clean. Can anyone help please??!! I'm real close to just forking out he $$$ for Norton and be done with it!! Also, I'm upset that I can't use my Ad-Aware with McAfee (they need to fix that incompatibility, big time!!) Thank you to anyone with suggestions. In short, I need a clean up tool to run after the Ad-Aware uninstall or is that even true? Thanks again!!! ~ Kimmy Sue

As far as we are aware, McAfee only has a problem with AAW SE and not AAW 2007 Free. Therefore if McAfee is somehow still detecting AAW SE after running the Microsoft Windows Install Clean-up Utility, please download and run the (free) CCleaner and remove all traces (either program or registry) of AAW SE.